The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Lucy, Peter, Susan, and Edmund are magically transported to the enchanted world of Narnia through an old wardrobe in a countryside estate, finding themselves in a land filled with talking animals and mythical creatures.

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Excellent story told in a format that children should love. This is a movie made from the BBC series from the 1980s that ran as 30 minute weekly shows. It uses acting rather than digital wizardry to tell the story. It leaves out the romance and shocking violence that are the norm in today's movies.

I used to watch this when I was a kid, so when I saw the new one come out I kid of saw it as a carbon copy compared to this one. This isn't particularly amazing, but I always thought the queen was damn scary.

I own Disney's version but still prefer this one. It stays truer to the book and I feel the build up to the war is better. Yes Disney's is brighter and not animated but there is a big difference in what was available in the different decades. The war in the second one is way to long. BBC usually stays with the book.

This wasn't that bad of a movie. When watching it, you definitely have to understand that it is from 1988 (but was released on DVD in 2002). The acting was fine; however, the mythical Narnian creatures are either animated and completely unrealistic or they just look like people dressed in weird animal costumes. For the 80's though, this probably wasn't that bad.

But I would definitely say that the 2005 version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is far superior and more vibrant!!!!!! In this movie the Narnian creatures look more realistic and I found that there were more powerful moments between the Pevensie siblings and between Aslan and everyone. The soundtrack was also great in the 2005 version.